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Baraza Collaboration  

Connecting Communities Through Storytelling and Shared Experience

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About Baraza Collaboration

Building Bridges Through Shared Stories

Baraza Collaboration is a creative studio led by Lama Mugabo, dedicated to fostering community connection and learning both locally and globally.
Through storytelling, education, and cultural exchange, we invite people to engage deeply with history, identity, and the power of dialogue to shape a more inclusive future.

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Local Impact:
Hogan’s Alley Walking Tour

Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future

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Discover the rich history of Hogan’s Alley, once the heart of Vancouver’s vibrant Black Strathcona.

 

Join Lama on guided walking tours that honour and celebrate the legacy of this influential community.

Between 1919 and 1972, Hogan’s Alley became the entertainment district of Vancouver. Clients came to enjoy good jazz and eat soul food. Hogan’s Alley was displaced by the city of Vancouver's urban renewal policy to build the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts.

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“To know where we’re going, we must first understand where we’ve been.” — Lama Mugabo​

 

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Global Impact:
Reflection Tour to Rwanda

In Rwanda, Baraza works alongside Building Bridges with Rwanda and local partners to host the annual Reflection Tour — an immersive journey that explores how a nation once in crisis became a model of reconciliation and sustainable development.

Visitors experience homegrown innovation, community rebuilding, and the spirit of a people committed to peace, progress, and shared humanity.

“The Reflection Tour invites you to see transformation — not as a concept, but as lived experience.”

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Our Approach

Through immersive experiences, storytelling, and dialogue, Baraza Collaboration bridges cultures and generations — empowering participants to see how shared stories can inspire social change, healing, and unity.

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Engagement

Learning through lived stories and dialogue

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Education

Understanding history to inspire justice

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Exchange

Connecting communities across borders

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Join the Collaboration

Whether you’re an educator, community leader, or lifelong learner, Baraza Collaboration welcomes you to be part of our mission to connect communities through shared experience.

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